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overfew

overfew adjective: too few; not enough.

Adjective

overfew (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Too few; not enough.
    • […] Against thyself, thyself far overfew / To front yon multitudes of rebel scheming?1877, Sidney Lanier, Poems, page 56

Pronoun

overfew

  1. (archaic, rare) Too few; not enough.
    • "There were," said Sir James Melville, "overfew to comfort her."2022, Charles Williams, James I

Origin of overfew

over- + few

Questions about overfew

What does overfew mean?
Overfew means too few; not enough.
What part of speech is overfew?
Overfew can be an adjective or a pronoun.

Words near overfew in the dictionary

  1. overfertilize
  2. overfertilized
  3. overfertilizes
  4. overfertilizing
  5. overfestooned
  6. overfew
  7. overfierce
  8. overfill
  9. overfilled
  10. overfilling
  11. overfills

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